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P. BOILLAT AUTOMAT I C LATHE iled Oct. 24, 1940 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 Patented Jan. 1l, 1944 AUTOMATIC LATHE Philippe Bollat, Tavannes, Switzerland, assignor to the firm Tavannes Machines Co. S. A., Ta-

a joint-stock company of vannes, Switzerland,

Switzerland Application October 24, 1940, Serial No. 362,661 In Great Britain October 30, 1939 Claims.

This invention relates to automatic lathes.

The most important fact for the efficiency and economy of an automatic lathe is the reduction of the unproductive periods, that is, the time for withdrawing and changing the tools and the clamping and releasing of the work piece, etc.

An object of this invention is to provide 'a continuously rotating working camshaft driving the tools during the working periods, and intermittently driven camshafts driving the tools or their holders during the unproductive periods.

This arrangement in a preferred embodiment allows of performing the unproductive motions of the tools at; a speed higher than the productive motions.

Another object is to provide disengaging clutches driving the camshaft for the unproductive motions intermittently.

A further object is to provide control-mechanisms throwing said clutches in and out of gear.

Yet another object is to operate said control mechanisms by control means mounted on the working camshaft.

Another feature is to construct disengaging clutches comprising a toothed driving and a toothed, slidably arranged driven half adapted to be pressed by a spring against the driving half and an inclined surface on the driven half and a control mechanism engaging and disengaging said inclined surface in order to push the driven half against the effect of the spring or to allow the spring to press the driven half against the driving half.

Other objects and features will be apparent as the following description proceeds reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic arrangement of an automatic lathe. This only shows the parts necessary for the organization of the invention in a purely schematic way. Some parts such as e. g. the radially working tools and axially workf ing tools are shown twice in this scheme, because it is impossible to show their drive for the feed motion and the tool change by the same illustration. The details for the arrangement in this figure are shown in the following figures as far as is necessary for the comprehension of the invention.

Figs. 2 and 3 are diagrammatic views, Figure 2 being a partial elevational view and Figure 3 being a partial plan view, showing the drive of the head stock.

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic top view of the tool box and of its drive for the tool change.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the radially working tools and of their driving gear.

Fig. 6 is a top view of the device shown in Fig. 5, partly in section.

Fig. 7 is a section through one too-l holder for the radially working tools.

Fig. 8 is a front view of the other tool holder.

Fig. 9 is a top view of the holder shown in Fig. 8.

Figs. 10 and 11 are side views of the levers for imparting a feed motion to the tool holders of the radially working tools.

Fig. 12 is a side View of the cam disc and the lever driving the levers shown in Figs. 9 and 10.

Fig. 13 is a section on line l3-l3 of Fig. 5

showing parts of the drive for the tool-charging motion of one tool holder, the references in parentheses indicating the corresponding parts of the drive of the other sector.

Fig. 14 is a section taken on line lit-lil of Fig. 6.

Fig. 15 is a developed projection of the teeth of the clutch shown in Figs. 6 and 14, the teeth engaging one another.

Fig. 16 shows a plate carrying an inclined surface of the disengaging clutch shown in Figs. 6, 14 and 15.

Fig. 17 shows a lever of the clutch-controlling means, seen in the direction of arrow L in Fig. 6.

Fig. 1.8 is a section taken on line lB--l of Fig. 6.

Fig. 19 is 'a section at the right of line A--T'A of a part of the mechanism for the axially working tools, showing a rocking member, a suppfrting member and a cylinder comprising a cam path engaging a fulcrum piece on said rocking member and a disengaging clutch adapted to drive said cylinder intermittently.

Fig. 20 is a section at the left of line B-B and complementary to Fig. 19, and showing the other elements of the mechanism, such as a continuously driven cam disc for reciprocating the supporting member carrying the rocking member, and a control means for controlling the 'disengaging clutch.

Fig. 21 is a side View of the guide member shown in the direction of arrow C in Fig 19. y

Fig. 22 is a section taken on line 22-22 of Fig. 21.

Fig. 23 is a section taken on line 23.-23 of Fig. 19.

Fig. 24 is a view in the direction of arrow D in Fig. 19.

Fig. 25 is a view of the cam disc shown in Fig. 2O and of the lever cooperating with said disc.

Fig. 26 is a side view of a part of the rocking member shown in Fig. 19.

Fig. 27 is a front view of the driven half of the clutch shown in Fig. 19.

Fig. 28 shows a plate carrying an inclined surface of the disengaging clutch shown in Figs. 19 and 27.

Fig. 29 is a developed projection of the teeth of the clutch shown in Figs. 19, 27 and 28, the teeth engaging one another.

Fig. 30 shows a lever of the clutch-controlling means, seen in the direction of arrow E in Fig. 20.

Fig. 31 is a section taken on line 3I-3I of Fig. 19.

Fig. 32 is a vertical sectional view of the clamping mechanism for the work piece.

Fig. 33 is a vertical sectional View of the attachment of the rocking lever of the clamping device to the head stock and partly a section taken on line 33-33 of Fig. 32.

Fig. 34 is a section taken on line 34--34 of Fig. 32.

Fig. 35 is a view from above of the several rollers of the clamping device on the head stock and Fig. 36 is a schematic front view of a head stock illustrating in what manner the head stock in Fig. 32 can be slidably mounted.

The motor 696 drives the so-called working camshaft 663 by means of gears 66|, 692 as is seen in Fig. l. This camshaft 693 rotates at constant speed which only depends on the amount of production desired and carries all the cams for the productive periods. Cam 242 imparts a productive motion to the radially working tools 20|) to 265. The means adapted to transmit the motion of cam 242 to the tools 209 to 265 is shown in greater detail in Figs. to 18 and specially in my copending application Ser. No. 362,665. The rocking levers 23|, 232 are pivotally mounted on bearings 233 by means of pivots 234. These levers 23|, 232 have shoes 235 pivotally attached to one end of said levers and engaging corresponding Shoes on the rods ZIB, 2I1 of the sectors 266, 201. The levers 23| and 232 are connected with each' other by means of rod 231. On the pivot 234 of lever 23| an arm 238 is mounted. This arm is connected by means of a rod 302 with a roclnng lever 239 pivotally mounted on a bracket 240 attached to the frame 6. To this lever 239 a pin 24| or a roller is fixed cooperating with the cam disc 242 mounted on shaft 663 placed on bearings 364 of the frame 6.

Cam 24 mounted on the camshaft 663 transmits a productive motion to the axially working tool 2 withthe help of a mechanism which is shown in Figs. 19 to 3l and more particularly in my copending application Ser. No. 362,664, now Patent No. 2,286,457, dated June 16, 1942. A rocking member formed as a rocking lever 1 is adapted to reciprocate the tool holder I. For this purpose a pin 8 or a roller is provided at one end of lever 1. This pin 6 enters the groove I9 of a guide member II threaded to the holder I. The lever 1 is pivotally mounted on the rod l2 by means of a bolt I3. The rod I2 is arranged with allowance for sliding on the bearings I4 fixed to the frame 6. This rod i2 is connected with a rocking lever l5 by means of a rod I6. This latter is pivotally fixed to the forked ends I1, I8 of the rod I2 and lever I5 by means of bolts i9, 26. Rocking lever .i5 is pivotally mounted, e. g., on the frame 6 by means of the brackets 2 IY and the bolt 22. This rocking lever I5 carries a pin 23 or a roller adapted to cooperate with the cam disc 24 on the camshaft 693. A pin 21, or a roller enters the cam path 26 of the cylinder 29 secured to shaft 39 mounted on the frame 6 by means of the bearings 3|.

Cam disc 694 imparts a forward motion to the head stock 406 with the help of the lever 665 cooperating with said cam disc 604 by means of the pin 666 and with the head stock 469 by means of the shoe 661. The head stock is returned by means of the spring 608 and the chain 669. This latter on the one side is fixed to the spring 666, then runs over rollers 6I9, 6H, 6I2 and on the other end, is fixed to a stationary point 6I3. Roller 6I2 is mounted on a bracket 6|4 fixed to the head stock. The latter is guided by means of laterally arranged slide members |21, |22 forming the matter of a copending application Ser. No. 362,662, now Patent No. 2,313,613, dated March 9, 1943.

Countershaft 44 rotated by gears 66|, l6I5 is intended to drive the shafts 264 and 39 adapted to move intermittently at such a speed that all the improductive motions are performed atv 'a speed higher than that of the productive ones. For this purpose the shafts 211 and 49 driven by the gear wheels 236, 219 and 43, 42 respectively carry the one halves 216 and 39 of the disengaging clutches, adapted to engage the halves 214 and 31 slidably mounted on the shafts 21| and 34. Helical wheels 210, 33 on said shafts 21| and 34 engage helical wheels 269, 32 on the shafts 264 and 36.

The toothed disengaging clutches and their controlling devices are shown in Figs. 6, 14, 15, 16, 18 and 19, 27, 28, 29, 31 and are constructed as follows:

The halves 214 and 31 are slidably attached to the shafts 21| and 34 by means of the keys 215 and 38. The other halves 216 and 39 are rigidly fixed to the shafts 211 and 40 driven at a constant speed by the countershaft 44. Each half of the clutches has a toothed rim comprising teeth 262, 263 and 45, 46, the teeth of the two rims of each clutch cooperating with one another (Figs. 15 and 29) when the clutch is thrown in. Collars 284 and 41 are threaded to the shaftslZ'II and 34 and springs 285 and 46 are provided be',- tween the collars 284, 41 and the halves 214, 31 tending to throw the teeth 282, 283 and 45, 46, respectively, into engagement with one another by shifting the halves 214, 31 respectively. Two plates 286, 4-9, respectively, with inclined surfaces 231, 59 (Figs. 16 and 28) are screwed to the halves 214, 31 respectively. The upper faces of these plates comprising the surfaces 281, 56 are adapted to cooperate with the stops 263, 5I form-'- ing one end of the rods 269, 52 mounted with allowance for sliding on the bearings 296, 53, 54 respectively.

To these rods 269, 52 the forked ends 29|, 55 of the rocking levers 292, 56 are pivotally fixed by means of bolts 293, 51. Levers 292, 56 are pivotally mounted on the shafts 294, 56 journaled on bearings 295, 56 of the frame 6. The other ends 296, 60 of the rocking levers 292, 56 are adapted to cooperate with drivers 291, 6| attached to the discs 298, 62 mounted on the camshaft 693. Springs 299, 63 connecting arms 309, 64 attached to levers 292, 56, respectively, with stationary points 39|, 65 of the machine are provided to keep the stops 289, 5I in engaging position. In order to avoid the ends 296, 6|) of the levers 292, 56 being constantly pressed against the discs 298, 62 washers 366, 10 are secured t0 the rods 239, 52 limiting the motion of these rods and thus of levers 232, 56. In order to stop the rotation of the shafts 264, 30, when the teeth of the clutches are disengaged, cam discs 331, 1| are fixed to the shafts 21|, 34. These cam discs cooperate with pins or rollers 303, 12 attached to the one end of the rocking levers 339, 13 mounted on shafts 3m, 14. Springs 3| I, 15 fixed to the frame 6 and to the other end of the levers 33S, 13 press pins 368, 12 against the cam discs 331, 1|. The hollows 3|2, 16 of the cam discs 351, 1| correspond to the position K, F of the stops 233, 5| shown in Figs. 16, 28. In this position the teeth are disengaged. The pressure with which pins 338, 12 are pressed into the hollows SI2, 15 by means of the springs 3| l, 15 suffices to stop shafts 21|, 34.

The operation of these clutches is as follows:

As soon as the feed motion of the tools is finished the drivers 231, 6i on the discs 233, 32 swing levers 292, 55 against the effect of springs 299, 63, each of stops 238, 5| disengages one of the plates 286, 49, respectively, so that the teeth 252, 45 of the halves 214, 31 under the effect of the springs 285, 48 engage the teeth 233, "46 of the other halves 216, 33. Shafts 33 and 252 now rotated. When this motion has to he stopped the inclined surfaces 281, 53 (Figs. 16, 28) of the other of plates 286, 49 respectively knock against the stops 233, 5| respectively, halves 214, 31 are pushed backwards against the effect of springs 285, 48 and the teeth of the clutches are thus brought out of gear and the shafts 264 and 3|! stopped by means of the stopping devices shown in Figs. 18 and 3l.

When the upper clutch in Fig. 1 is thrown in, shaft 265 and with it the cylinders 262, 253 rotate. The sectors 266, 231 are rapidly swung around their pivots 2i8, 2li) by means of the rods 246, 231 so that other tools, for instance. 260 and 235 are brought into operating position.

When the lower clutch in Fig. l is thrown in, shaft 33 and with it cylinder 29 is rotated in such a way that the return movement of the tool in the direction shown by arrow Il (Fig. 19) is performed quicker than the feed motion so that the lost or unproductive time is reduced to the smallest amount possible.

On the shaft 264 the cam parts 563 and for controlling the clamping device 622 for the work piece are also mounted. The clamping de vice forms the matter of a copending application Ser. No. 362,663, which is now Patent No. 2,294,017, dated August 25, 1942. In Fig. 32 the back part of the movable head stock 53 and of the spindle G3i, mounted on the head stock is shown.

The cone 4 I 3 mounted on a sleeve 431 serves to contract and release the collet 4| 4 as is described in detail in the same copending application. A ring M9 is mounted on said cone by means of pins 423 secured to the ring 453 and engaging circular grooves Y42| of the cone so as to allow the cone to rotate as on a bearing. A rocking lever 422 is pivotally mounted on the head stock i333. This lever 422- is provided with two arms 53| and 562 carrying chain rollers 563, 564 respectively. Other rollers 565, 566, 531 and 523 are mounted on the head stock by means of bolts.

Further chain rollers 510, SI2 and 59S are pivotally xed to the frame 5. Levers 5|3' and 554 are secured to a shaft 5|5 journaled on bearings 5|5, 551 (Fig. 34). To the ends of the levers 53' and 5M chains 525, 521 are attached, the one,

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523, running from the lever 553 over rollers 5|U, 53S, 5313, 5B1 to stationary point 528 and the other, 521, from lever 5M over rollers 5|3, 5|2, 565, 533, to stationary point 526. Besides cam 5l@ and lever 5|9 carrying the cam path 523 a lever 524 is fixed to the shaft 5|5. To this lever 524 a pin or a roller 525 is attached, adapted to cooperate alternately with the cam 5|8 and the cam path 526.

During one revolution of shaft 254 all those tools of the sectors 205, are brought into working position by the cam paths on the cylinders 232, 263 which are necessary for manufacturing the article desired. Therefore, during one revolution of shaft 254 the collet 4|4 has only to be released and clamped once. This condition is fulfilled as may be seen from the following inode of operation of the clamping mechanism.

Shaft 234 with cam 553 and lever 5H) rotates in an anti-clockwise direction (Fig. 32). The mutual position of cam path 523 and pin 525 shown in full lines in Fig. 32 is that in which levers 523 5| 4 and 524 are in their outermost left hand position. Chain 523 has then pulled lever 1522 to its outermost left hand position, shown in Figure 32. Lever 422' has brought cone M8 into its extreme left hand position (Fig. 32). The collet 454 is contracted, the work piece 230 clamped. Shaft 264 on further engaging of the upper clutch (Fig. 1) goes on rotating in an anti-clockwise direction. As soon as cam 5|8 strikes against pin 525, which position R is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 32, this cam begins to move lever 524, and with it levers 5|3, 5| 4 in a clockwise direction. Chain 521 pulls lever'422 in a clockwise direction and cone H8 thus moves to the right; collet 4|4 is released. The work piece 233 may now be pushed forward by the usual means. At the end of this releasing operation cam 5|3 and pin 525 are in the mutual position S shown in dotted lines in Fig. 32. On further rotation of shaft 2654 cam path 526 comes into cooperation with pin 525 and levers 524,

5| 3', 5M are brought into their outermost left hand position. Pin 525 and cam path 52) are now again in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 32. Shaft 254 has made one revolution". The work piece is again clamped by the collet 4 I4.

A helical Wheel (H6 is mounted on shaft 34 meshing a helical wheel 651 mounted on a shaft tra t@ which an arm tra with two pins als is attached (Fig. 4). The pins @I8 are adapted to engage slots 6|!! of a Maltese cross 623 mounted on shaft 325. To this shaft a gear wheel 625" is meshing the toothed wheel 66 on the revolving tool box 62|. The latter is thus roe tated when the lower clutch of Fig. l is thrown in. This mechanism for rotating the tool box is well known to those skilled in the art and therefore, need not be described and shown in a detailed manner.

It is understood that more than two clutches could be provided. Furthermore, other tools or devices could be driven by the shafts 633, 30 and 264. To shaft 34, for instance, a cam might be secured, operating the well known pointers for locking the several positions of the tool box. A further cam could be disposed on shaft 34 controlling a tapping device of any known type.

It is understood that the drawings show the principle in a schematic way only and that the invention is not limited to the embodiment described and illustrated, as various changes may be resorted to Without leaving the scope of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim is:

1. In an automatic lathe, radially working tools, axially Working tools, an uninterruptedly driven common camshaft comprising a cam for said radially working tools and another cam for said axially Working tools, suitable motion-transmitting means adapted to transmit the motion of said first mentioned cam to said radially Working tools during the productive period, other motiontransmitting means adapted to transmit the motion of said other cam to said axially Working tools during the productive period, intermittently driven camshafts, and mechanisms adapted to transmit the motions of said intermittently driven camshafts to said radially and said axially Working tools during the unproductive periods.

2. In an automatic lathe, radially working tools, axially Working tools, a slidaloly mounted head stock, an uninterruptedly driven common camshaft comprising a cam for said radially Working tools, another cam for said axially Working tools, and a further cam for said headstock, suitable motiontransmitting means adapted t0 transmit the motion of said first-mentioned cam to said radially Working tools during the productive period, other motion-transmitting means adapted to transmit the motion of said other cam to said axially working tools during the productive period, further motion-transmitting means adapted to loe driven by said further cam and to advance said headstock, intermittently driven camshafts, and mechanisms adapted to transmit the motions of said intermittently driven camshafts to said radially and said axially Working tools during the unproductive periods.

Y 3. In an automatic lathe, radially Working tools, axially Working tools, an uninterruptedly driven common camshaft comprising a cam for said radially working tools and another cam for said axially working tools, suitable motion transmittingd means adapted to transmit the motion of said first mentioned cam to said radially Working tools during the productive period, other motion-transmitting means adapted to transmit the motion of said other cam to said axially working tools during the productive period, other camshafts adapted tc move said radially and said axially Working tools during the unproductive period, disengaging clutches adapted to drive said other camshafts intermittently, control mechanisms adapted to throw said clutches in and out of gear, control means mounted on said common camshaft and adapted to operate said control mechanisms, and mechanisms adapted to transmit the motions of said other camshafts to said radially. and said axially Working tools during the unproductive period.

4. In an automatic lathe, radially Working tools, axially Working tools, an uninterruptedly driven common camshaft comprising` a cam for said radially Working tools and another cam for said axially working tools, suitable motion-transmittingd means adapted to transmit the motion 5 of said first-mentioned cam to said radially Working tools during the productive period, other motion-transmitting means adapted to transmit the motion of said other cam to said axially Working tools during the productive period, a rst intermittently driven camshaft adapted to move said radially working tools during the unroductive period, a first disengaging clutch adapted to drive said rst camshaft intermittently, a first control mechanism adapted to throw said first clutch in and out of gear, a first control means mounted on said common camshaft and adapted to operate said first control mechanism, a second intermittently driven camshaft adapted to move said axially Working tools durx icing the unproductive period, a second disengaging clutch adapted to drive said second camshaft intermittently, a second control mechanism adapted to throw said second clutch in and out of gear, a second control means mounted on said z5 common camshaft and adapted to operate said second control mechanism.

5. In an automatic lathe, a chuck-operating mechanism, radially working tools, axially working tools, a rotatable carrier carrying said axially 3o Working tools, a driving device adapted to rotate said carrier intermittently for tool change, an uninterruptedly driven common camshaft comprising a cam for said radially Working tools and another cam for said axially Working tools, suitable motion-transmitting means adapted to transmit the motion of said first-mentioned cam to said radially Working tools during the productive period, other motion-transmitting means adapted to transmit the motion of said other cam to said 4o axially Working tools during the productive period, a rst intermittently driven camshaft adapted to move said radially working tools during the unproductive period and to control said chuck-operating mechanism, a first disengaging clutch adapted to drive said first camshaft intermittently, a rst control mechanism adapted to throw said first clutch in and out of gear, a first control means mounted on said common camshaft and adapted to operate said first control mechanism, a second intermittently driven camshaft adapted to move said axially working tools during the unproductive period and to operate said driving device, a second disengaging clutch adapted to drive said second camshaft intermittently, a second control mechanism adapted to throw said second clutch in and out of gear, a second control means mounted on said common camshaft and adapted to operate said second control mechanism.

PHILIPPE BOLLAT. 

